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#BFBE15

#bfbe15 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#bfbe15 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 74.9% red, 74.51% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.52% magenta, 89.01% yellow and 25.1% black. Its hue angle is 59.65°, with 80.19% saturation and 41.57% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 7.2.

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Relative luminance0.4796

Complementary

  1. #bfbe15
  2. #1516bf

Split complementary

  1. #bfbe15
  2. #156bbf
  3. #6915bf

Analogous

  1. #bf6915
  2. #bfbe15
  3. #6bbf15

Triadic

  1. #bfbe15
  2. #15bfbe
  3. #be15bf

Tetradic

  1. #bfbe15
  2. #16bf15
  3. #1516bf
  4. #be15bf

Square

  1. #bfbe15
  2. #15bf69
  3. #1516bf
  4. #bf156b

Monochromatic

  1. #353506
  2. #7a790d
  3. #bfbe15
  4. #e9e837
  5. #f1f07c

Shades

#bfbe15 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bfbe15
  2. #acab13
  3. #999811
  4. #86850f
  5. #73720d
  6. #605f0b
  7. #4c4c08
  8. #393906
  9. #262604
  10. #131302
  11. #000000

Tints

#bfbe15 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bfbe15
  2. #c5c52c
  3. #cccb44
  4. #d2d25b
  5. #d9d873
  6. #dfdf8a
  7. #e5e5a1
  8. #ececb9
  9. #f2f2d0
  10. #f9f9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bfbe15 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bfbe15
  2. #b9b820
  3. #b2b22a
  4. #acab35
  5. #a6a540
  6. #a09f4b
  7. #999955
  8. #939360
  9. #8d8c6b
  10. #868675
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #bbba93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba2a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #cdb1a2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #c8b900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #cabc23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c8b681 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bfbe15 {
  color: #bfbe15;
}
Background
.bg-bfbe15 {
  background-color: #bfbe15;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bfbe15 {
  border: 2px solid #bfbe15;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bfbe15;
  --color-primary-rgb: 191 190 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 80% 42%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bfbe15 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bfbe15, #6bbf15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bfbe15 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(191 190 21 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.20 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 7.27 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 8.38 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 8.71 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 8.88 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 9.35 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 9.68 #4041ea Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#bfbe15  rgb(191, 190, 21)  hsl(60, 80%, 42%)  Old Gold
#1516bf  rgb(21, 22, 191)  hsl(240, 80%, 42%)  Medium Blue
#15bfbe  rgb(21, 191, 190)  hsl(180, 80%, 42%)  Tiffany Blue
#be15bf  rgb(190, 21, 191)  hsl(300, 80%, 42%)  Dark Orchid